Nordic Neolithic flint dagger, type V, consisting of a broad

Nordic Neolithic flint dagger, type V, consisting of a broad sage-leaf blade and a narrower handle. Red number painted on one side: 664. Denmark, Late Neolithic (2000-1700 B.C.) H. 19.5 cm - L. 5.5 cm Flint Nordic Neolithic dagger, Type V, featuring a broad leafshaped blade and a narrower handle. Red number painted on one side: 664. Denmark, Late Neolithic (2000-1700 BC) H. 7 11/16 in - L. 2 3/16 in 1178 CH Partially broken pommel These hammer-axes bear witness to a population originating from the northern Black Sea that gradually migrated from Estonia across Scandinavia to Denmark. Sometimes referred to as the "war-axe culture", this farming people along the Baltic coast produced polished stone axes known as "naviforms", probably for ceremonial purposes, whose handle piercing and ornamental features such as raised ribs and protuberances on the hammer seem to have been inspired by the first copper axes beginning to circulate in Europe.